Background
Sununu, John Henry was born on July 2, 1939 in Havana, Cuba. Son of John Sununu Senior and Victoria Dada.
Sununu, John Henry was born on July 2, 1939 in Havana, Cuba. Son of John Sununu Senior and Victoria Dada.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Nathaniel Hawthorne College, 1983. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University New Hampshire, 1983. Doctor of Laws (honorary), New England College, 1984.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Washington & Jefferson College, 1985. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Colby-Sawyer College, 1989. Doctor of Laws (honorary), St. John's College, 1989.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Manhattan College, 1989. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Dowling College, 1989. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Wake Forest University, 1990.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Marquette University, 1990. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Suffolk University, 1990. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Iona College, 1990.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), New England College Optometry, 1986. Doctorate in Public Administration (honorary), Nowich University, 1987. Doctorate in Public Administration (honorary), Rivier College, 1989.
Doctorate in Public Service (honorary), University South Carolina, 1991.
Founder, chief engineer Astro Dynamics, 1960-1965. President JHS Engineering Company & Thermal Research Inc., Salem, New Hampshire, 1965-1982. Member New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1973-1974, Governor's Energy Council, 1973-1978.
Chairman Governor's Committee on New Hampshire Future, 1977-1978. Member Governor's Advisory Committee on Science and Technology, 1977-1978. Governor State of New Hampshire, Concord, 1983-1989.
Chief of staff to President The White House, Washington, 1989-1991, counsellor to President, 1991-1992. President JHS Associates, Ltd., since 1992. Partner Trinity International Partners.
Chairman New Hampshire Republican Party, since 2009. Associate professor mechanical engineering Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, 1966—1982, associate dean College Engineering, 1968—1973. Board directors North American Galvanizing & Coatings, Inc., since 1996.
Co-host Cable News Network's Crossfire, 1992-1998.
Member advisory board, technical & policy program Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984—1989. Board trustees George Bush Presidential Library. Foundation; chairman New England Governors Association, 1984—1985.
Vice chairman National Governors Association, 1986—1987, chairman, 1987—1988, Coalition Northeastern Governors, 1985—1986, Republican Governors Association, 1985—1986. Member of National Academy of Engineering, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (honorary).
Married Nancy Hayes, 1958. Children: Catherine, Elizabeth, Christina, John, Michael, James, Christopher, Peter.